| apocalypse |
any instance of terrible destruction and devastation, especially on a scale that could bring about an end to the world. |
| censorious |
highly critical or disapproving. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| mandatory |
ordered; required; obligatory. |
| officiate |
to function as a priest or minister in a religious ceremony. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| pestilence |
an epidemic, usually deadly, disease; plague. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| rectify |
to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| traverse |
to go over, along, or through; cover or cross. |
| trite |
ineffective or stale because of frequent repetition; commonplace; hackneyed. |